Agile VC
JUNE 30, 2016
GM’s acquisition of Cruise Automation for $1 billion about 3 months ago has been a sort of Sputnik moment for self-driving cars. Lane departure warning –> first deployed by Mitsubishi in 1992 and broadly available in early 2000s from Japanese manufactuerers.
Feld Thoughts
SEPTEMBER 26, 2014
In addition to having my company acquired, I worked with them on the diligence team for a number of other acquisitions. Charlie started his own company, The Feld Group, in 1992 , when my company (Feld Technologies) was five years old. Suddenly, Charlie and I were having peer discussions about our respective consulting businesses.
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YoungUpstarts
APRIL 12, 2018
Peter Tassiopoulos has focused on finance, technology and startups since 1992. A year later, Sphere 3D engineered a $70 million acquisition of Overland-Tandberg, which propelled the company’s growth even further. He currently is vice chairman and president of Sphere 3D Inc.,
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 25, 2016
They followed this up with two acquisitions – first Conspire and then Profoundis. I love using a targeted acquisition approach in conjunction with a business that has a clear strategy and strong organic growth. In my world, historical revenue is the least interesting thing to consider in an acquisition strategy.
Austin Startup
AUGUST 29, 2017
A 1992 study from the Harvard Business Review found that the right pricing changes can drive revenue and profit improvements faster than any other growth lever — faster than increasing the volume of sales or decreasing costs. Either way, if you don’t have a repeatable approach to improving your pricing, you are leaving money on the table.
Pascal's View
AUGUST 12, 2009
Second, emerging growth companies lose negotiating leverage in acquisitions when they have no other viable liquidity alternatives. Between 2001 and 2008 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) accounted for 87% of venture-backed company exits, up from an average of 44% in between 1992 and 2000.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 25, 2019
Increasing the support for funding and resource acquisition for the public school system. The Corky Kell Classic is a Georgia football tradition that started in Atlanta in 1992 — named after Wheeler’s former head football coach. Providing structure for the world-class standards of the schools within the system.
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